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2 Charged After Pouring Red Powder Over Case Holding U.S. Constitution | Two activists poured the powder over the protective case to call attention to climate change (www.nytimes.com)
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The Constitution was not damaged, according to the National Archives Museum, which said that the powder was found to be a combination of pigment and cornstarch.

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

Likely because they had to consider the possibility of dangerous chemicals and pathogens.

ETA: Given the nature of the location, they may have even hired an archivist and document restoration specialist as well. And being since it was a government job, that may have been added onto the single bill.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Hazard pay for all involved too. Emotional distress and all. You never know what these tree hugging terrorists will do. I keep Tom Clancy Rainbow Six on my nightstand.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago

Hazard pay

Yeah, I don’t think that the employees who cleaned it up got even a quarter of the money.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I love that book. Hey, Olympics this year, and close to Hereford…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I manufacture the highest grade of hazmat suit material there is. $1600 will get you an XXL suit. I couldn't come up with a way to make this cost more than say $4k-5k.